The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-27
ALL WILL BE TRIED AGAIN.
None of the Original Defendants in the Con-
spiracy Case Will Escape Trial.

The arrest of Coy, Bernhamer Spaa n. and
Matter alone on the corrected indictment when
al the others, except Perkins, who have been
tried for the tally sheet conspiracy, are charged
in it with the same offense, causes good deal
of questioning about the steps the prosecution
is TO take. A gentleman conversant with what
is to occur says all will be again arrested and
required to give new bonds, although they can
be held for trial on the bonds given under the
first Indictment This Information does not come
from the district attorneys Office whore, in
the absence of Mr.. Sellers, it is said nothing
can be told in regard to his purposes, nor IN the
msrshars office can anything be learned. The
presumption is that the effort to have the cases
against Sullivan, Metcalf and others nollied has
failed, and that all of them will be pushed to
trial But there is serious apprehension in the
gang that Coy, Bernhamer, Span and Mattler
have been singled out to bear the burden
of Others others who are -,e REGARDED as equal a.
did not go to Washington in his own behalf,
but as the representative of all the defendants.
He appealed to Indiana Democrats there to exert
their influence in the Department of Justice to
have the cases dropped. -Four five OF Us"
said one of the defendants yesterday, have had
the management OF the cases. What we did
the others knew nothing of until the plans were
completed, and so nobody, except two or three,
had any knowledge of Coy's visit TO Washing
ton"
But Coy in Washington knew Of Sellers
the reporter said.
mo he did not meet Sellers at the Washing
ton depot but saw him afterwards in the Office
of Attorney general Garland"
What plea did Coy make to the Attorney
general2'
None. The leading Indiana Democrats there
did it for him and they talked to the Attorney
general very much the line of the argument
presented to Justice Harlan. They said that no
offenss against the United States had been COM
mtted and that the cases were carried
for political persecution He was urged
because a government officer ought not to lend
himself TO making Republican buncombe At
torney-gensral Garland said he could in any
event do more than he did in November,
when he left the matter solely in Sell
ers's charge; but after Sellers saw him last
week the Attorney general directed the cases to
be carried out to acquittal or conviction"
John E. Sullivan was approached with an
offer from prominent Democrat that the case
against him would be nolied if he would prom
Use not TO give aid counsel or assist in any way
the other defendants. This Sullivan says he
would not consent to, and hence he expects
all of the to be tried again. 1t is
also a matter of information from the inside
that in the coming trial the defendants attorneys
will be strengthened by some
of the leading Democratic lawyers.
who like the Others engaged in the
case have volunteered their services without
cost the defendants. AS Democrat said
yesterday, the party leaders have assumed the
responsibility of seeing that the men are not
convicted.